KEENE, N.H. (September 14, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University field hockey team dropped their fourth straight, falling to Bryant College, 4-0, in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action at Owl Stadium in Keene, N.H. this evening.

Junior Melissa Manseau went on the attack early, as she netted her first of two goals at the 11:52 mark of the first half.

Junior Debbie Jones (Escondido, Calif./Bishops) attempted to close the gap on a breakaway midway through the first half, but was stoned by sophomore goalkeeper Kristen Patat (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth) as she attempted to score from the left side.

The Bulldogs pulled ahead by two just six minutes later as junior Elizabeth Gunn scored her ninth goal of the season at the 5:28 mark. Manseau extended Bryant's lead to three goals as she capitalized on a penalty stroke at the 24:01 mark of the second stanza, while Jean Wall scored the Bulldogs' fourth and final goal to seal the 4-0 victory.

Senior goalkeeper, Kasey McClements (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) totaled 12 saves in net for the Ravens, while Patat made five saves for the win.

Franklin Pierce (0-4, 0-2 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday, September 21, when it travels to Shippensburg University for a non-conference matchup at 1 p.m. Bryant (5-0, 2-0 NE-10) next hosts Saint Michael's College in a League matchup on Saturday, September 21 at the Bryant Field Hockey Complex at 10 a.m.